Matisse - the Cut Outs

I treated myself to a day out in London and went to the Matisse - The Cut Outs exhibition.

It was well worth the effort.

I went nice and early in the day and was guaranteed I'd get in as I'd bought my ticket in advance. This really is a must for the big exhibitions to avoid disappointment.

As I'd got an early timed ticket, 10.30, it meant there weren't lots of people from earlier in the day. This meant the rooms, with his huge pictures, were relatively empty and I was able to sit and enjoy looking at the pictures.

I hadn't been to Tate Modern before so this was a double treat. After this great exhibition I looked a a couple of the galleries. It was amazing. I saw the Rothko Seagram Murals, a Dali, Picasso, Miro, Kadinsky and so much more. A really great space.

The Matisse exhibition proved a real inspiration to me for The Travelling Stitch Book. So here are my pages.

Comments

Sarah Eliza said…

I love the Tate Modern and can't wait to see the Matisse exhibition Hopefully we'll be there at the beginning of June.

11 May 2014 at 19:55

At long last ......

At long last it's finished. My first large (96 x 78 inches) quilt. I'm really pleased with the pieced binding. It took a while to finish off - but I really like it. I've still got a bit of tidying up and I need to add a label - but the hard slog is finished. So I feel a bit lost now without a huge quilt to sit and stitch when I fancy. You can see from below I've already got the fabric for my next project from Strawberry Fayre. And yet again it was great service - really fast. I've washed the fabric and now it needs a good press. I also need to make sure I think about how the cut the fabric so I don't end up with lots of bits. The larger pieces I'll piece to make the back.

Dennis...

...well unfortunately Dennis died last month. Although we were very upset at the time we realise he had a very happy long life (18 years) and he spent his last day in the garden sunning himself . Everyone who came to the house met him - whether they wanted to or not; he was very friendly . So here are a last few photos of him looking like the fat happy orange cat that he was...

Finished!!!

As you can see I did have some 'help' with my 'Sunburst' quilt. Fluff decided one evening that it was hers and no-one else was going to get near it. As you can see it's done - and I feel a bit sad because I thought it would take longer and I've got nothing to hand quilt. But unlike the last HUGE one this one measure approximately 61 x 50 inches. It was machine pieced and hand quilted in the ditch with YLI variegated thread - called Sunset... I'm really pleased with how it's turned out. Thanks to all of you for the good wishes you sent for both my birthday and anniversary. DH is now very keen to read any comments on the blog as he seems to think they're all going to be about him. LOL . Thanks

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